Republican Healthcare Plan

I think the republican healthcare plan is simple: pay or die.

Two questions Cat Sci:(1) why do you want your employer to pick your insurance? (Do they pick you car insurance for you?)and(2) why do you want to use a for-profit insurance company when ~40% (or more) goes into some pocket other than paying your health bills?Enjoy

We pay for it one way or the other, in taxes, in direct payments, or in reduced health, even early death. Reduced health affects coworkers either directly, through spreading infections, or directly, in causing others to cover and pick up all or some of your workload (iirc there are stats on how much poor health costs businesses every year, costs that get passed to consumers).People with no coverage and minimum wage jobs tend to put off care to the last minuteWith universal health care people would tend to go earlier and take advantage of prevention programs (flue vacinations etc).So the question becomes how do we want to pay for it and what do you want for your buck.Getting businesses out of the business of choosing your healthcare also means they can't impose choices (or lack thereof) on you that you would not make (Hobby Lobby and birth control for example).Enjoy

Put up the dough ray me or die die die.Are you trying to be a sanity clause?

Wrong but irrelevant. both parties are in the healthcare (hospitals, big pharm, insurance, etc) pockets so it doesn't matter what the people want.Until we get our government back. Bernie was a good chance for that, but nobody else is interested. Poll: Americans Overwhelmingly Favor Universal Health Care -- Until Taxes Are MentionedThat was may 2009, so probably different now. Once republicans finish wrecking Obama/Romney care there could be a swing back to universal healthcare. Healthcare System (Gallup)52% in favor.Enjoy

Agreed, I couldn't find the poll I had read recently (2016 during primaries)There may be good news for liberal states, especially if they declare themselves sanctuary states (see California) as that would enable them to set up state universal healthcare.Personally I would like to see a coalition of liberal states going this route. Vermont started it, and several liberal states have pledged to fill the gaps in healthcare created by the GOP. Massachusetts already has Romneycare.Enjoy

That's why it needs to be a coalition of blue states, willing states, but certainly even a small state like RI would have more bargaining power than small companies and even some of the medium and larger ones. We have some 1.06 million people as of 2015. Combining with MA, CT, NY would of course help. What happens now when you get sick out of country (in Canada say)? They get to enjoy the rewards of their ideology. As republicans keep saying people need to take responsibility for their actions, because actions have consequences.We can already see differences between extreme red states and blue states -- such as Wisconsin vs Minnesota. It used to be bible belt states that had high poverty and poor health. Bernie talked about the differences in life expectancy that was due to where you lived. Indeed. In my opinion all insurance related, health related, utility related business should either be public or non-profit. It is immoral in my opinion to make profit from the suffering of people. The republicans will create a system that benefits the corporations at the expense of the people. People will die. Coal miners will die.Enjoy

Sugary drinks should also include sugar substitutes ... because they are even more unhealthy than high sugar consumption.And make it $0.50 so it can cover medicaid expansionEnjoy

1. If you can afford your own health insurance you don't need government assistance,2. If you can't afford your own health insurance you don't deserve government assistance.Simple.